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Heat during the winter is a necessity, not a luxury! Unfortunately, there are folks out there who struggle to keep up with fuel delivery bills and heating equipment maintenance costs, leaving them out in the cold.

You may not be able to stop the temperature from dropping, but you can prepare your home for it! In order to stay cozy during the fall and winter, look to Alger Oil & Propane – with our wide selection of services, your home can be your escape from the cold!

With the heating season a few months away, and your heating equipment lying dormant all summer, it’s easy to find yourself wondering if your furnace or boiler is going to work as well as you need it to when the cold weather comes back our way.

If you think that bigger heating equipment means better heating, you’re not alone. The truth is, however, that the size of your heating equipment needs to be right for your home – so bigger isn’t always necessarily better.

If your New Year’s Resolution is to save money, you’ll be glad to know your friends at Alger Oil & Propane can help. Mark your calendar with these energy-saving tips and see how much you can save this winter and beyond.

When you enroll in automatic delivery with Alger Oil & Propane, you don’t have to remember to order your heating oil or propane – we deliver it to you before you even know you need it. You don’t have to remember to check fuel levels, call for a delivery, or know which day it’s coming.

How will you fare against the dry air of the fall and winter? If you’re unsure of the answer to that question, Alger will answer it with a top-of-the-line whole-home humidifying system that can help keep you and your family comfortable, and even keep your furniture in one piece!

Propane is one of the nation's most versatile energy sources, and is a clean-burning fuel that more than 8 million American households — and many in our area — rely on daily. It’s no wonder! From fire pits in the summer to fireplaces in the winter, and heating systems, appliances and emergency generators all year round, propane fuels families!

Summer is the season of propane-fueled grills, so it’s important to know how to store and transport propane cylinders to ensure a proper and safe environment for your family and friends. Here are four important things to keep in mind when storing or transporting your propane cylinder:

Summer is hot enough without having tempers flare among family members over the temperature inside your home. Central air conditioners are great for keeping your home at an even temperature, and keeping the family peace talks going.

When summer rolls around, is your air conditioning equipment going to be ready to keep up with you? When you enroll in an air conditioning service plan from Alger, you can be put the worry of expensive repairs or system breakdowns out of your mind.

Having Alger evaluate your air conditioning system can save you money, and there’s no better time to do it than before the summer rolls in. Whether you have a heat pump that also heats your home, or a central air conditioning system that’s idle all winter, dust and dirt can build up and cause problems down the line.

When it comes to choosing your home comfort fuel source, there are many factors that go into making this important decision. And when you consider that this decision affects your family and your home, perhaps nothing means more than safety and reliability. Safety … reliability … fuel … you’ve just described Oilheat!

As winter descends, your heating equipment is put to the test. Make sure that it is working properly and that you are protected from expensive repairs, with a heating service plan from Alger Oil & Propane.

Propane prices have come down as energy production in the United States has surged, and people are using this highly versatile fuel in more ways around their homes. Here are 12 great things you can do with propane, including some you might not have considered.

You’ve protected your home and your home comfort with a professionally installed emergency backup generator. But are you sure you know all you need to know to run your generator as safely as possible? As always, the best safety tip is to know as much as possible before an emergency arises.

If you have not already chosen automatic delivery for your heating oil or propane, we strongly recommend that you call Alger Oil & Propane today and make the switch. Automatic delivery is a service with lots of “pros” and only one “con.”

Winter may not be on your mind while you are lounging on the beach, but don’t let the cold weather creep up on you! Even last year’s unseasonably mild winter can be quite taxing on your heating system. That’s why at Alger Energy, we recommend scheduling your heating system tune-up today before temperatures fall and our schedule fills up!

As of July 1, 2016, all heating oil sold in our state can contain no more than 500 parts-per-million (ppm) sulfur. The sulfur limit of Maryland’s heating oil was first set in November of 2014 at 2,000 ppm, so this latest standard represents a 75% reduction from the previous level.

As a full-service energy and comfort provider, Alger Oil & Propane offers separate service plans for heating and air conditioning systems, as well as a budget plan that helps keep your heating oil or propane costs even from month to month.

Today is all about fresh starts. With a new site, a new blog and a new spring season to look forward to, it’s time to take a second look at something that isn’t new: the old air conditioning system you’ve been relying on for years. How is yours holding up?